Pump and motor hydraulic system and control valve means therefor



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Patented Oct. 13, 1953 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE PUMP AND MOTOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND CONTROL VALVE MEANS THEREFOR Application April 25, 1946, Serial No. 664,950 In Norway March 23, 1942 Section 1, Public Law 690, August 8, 1946 Patent expires March 23, 1962 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a distribution valve used for the purpose of regulating the energy which is delivered to the hydraulic motor and combined with a hydraulic pump which is operated by driving motor and a hydraulic motor which is connected in a fluid circuit in series with the pump.

The invention relates to an arrangement using known types of distribution valves which are combined with circulation, throttling and reversing valves and are provided with a slide which is completely compensated for pressure. With such distribution valves, the slide and the conduits in the valve housing are so formed and arranged that in one position of the slide there is circulation between two connection pipes between the pump and the valve, so that driving medium flows freely from the pressure pipe of the pump through the valve to the return pipe of the pump.

Furthermore, the known distribution valves are so arranged that the slide in at least one position stops the flow between the pressure and return pipes so that the whole driving medium must pass through the hydraulic motor in such manner that it runs at its maximum speed. The speed of the hydraulic motor can be varied by adjusting the slide in intermediate positions whereby a greater or lesser part of the driving medium is throttled through the system, instead of passing through When, for example, the motor drives a winch it may happen that the winch has to keep the load at rest. If no mechanical brake is used, the entire driving medium must be throttled through the system at high pressure corresponding to that which holds the load at rest. When the load is to be lowered, throttling takes place in such manner that the pressure is less than the weight of the load, and the motor will then be retracted by the load. In this manner a correspondingly great throttling and heating of the driving medium will take place if the load is to be suspended and lowered.

On the other hand, it is not advantageous to use a mechanical brake which requires the use of both hands.

An object of the present invention is to provide a device in the course of the use of which this throttling of the circulating driving medium can be avoided when the load is to be suspended at rest.

In accordance with the present invention this object is attained by the provision of one or more stop valves so arranged and fitted that each one independently prevents a flow in the direction from the hydraulic motor to the corresponding pipe ii the distribution valve is adjusted for the stoppage of the hydraulic motor by the flow of the driving medium and to check the hydraulic motor against unexpected reversing (or retraction) in case the hydraulic pump in the event of breakdown should stop supplying pressure liquid to the hydraulic motor or the system should become temporarily overloaded.

Various embodiments of the invention are shown on the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of the distribution valve in longitudinal section having a single check valve arranged upon the slider; this figure also shows the hydraulic pump and its driving motor and further the hydraulic motor with a load, the slider being adjusted to a position for hoisting the load at full speed.

Figures 2 to 6 are diagrammatic views of this construction of the distribution valve in longitudinal section, the slider being illustrated in different positions.

Figure 7 is a longitudinal section through a distribution valve of still another construction having two check valves upon the slider.

Figure 8 is a longitudinal section through a distribution valve of still another construction having two check valves arranged one in each of the pipes between the distribution valve and the hydraulic motor.

Figure 1 of the drawings shows the hydraulic pump P which is continuously driven in one direction by an engine HM and which delivers a constant quantity of fluid in one direction to the hydraulic motor M. The motor M may drive a winch or any other device not shown upon the lglrawing; by way of example the load is indicated Figures 1 to 6 show a valve housing or a cyl inder I. A movable symmetrical slider 2 having lands or sealing pistons 3 and 4 is separated by a portion of reduced diameter. The slider 2 is moved by a handle not shown in the drawing, by means of which all necessary adjustments are effected in the distribution valve.

The upper and lower ends of the cylinder l communicate with each other by pipes 5 and ii to which is connected the pressure pipe of the pump P. Approximately in the center of the cylinder i a pipe '5 leads off which is connected to the return or suction pipe of the pump P. A pump safety valve PSV is interposed between the pressure pipe 5 and the suction pipe 'l of the pump P. This safety valve is adjusted for a certain pressure in the pipe 5 corresponding to the maximum weight of load the system is capable of handling. In case of overload the pump safety valve opens and the pressure fluid from the pipe 5 is by-passed through the pump safety valve PSV through the return pipe I bacleto the pump.

The cylinder. I has spaced-by-pass ports 8 and 9 located between the inlets 5 and 6 and connected to the supply pipes 8 and 9', respectively, of the motor M. In a number of such systems there is a hand-operatedemergencybrake to brake the hydraulic motorItLbutsuchbrake is not shown in the drawing.

In accordance with the present. invention'there are provided in combination with the distribution valve one or more check valves of suitable construction for purposes which WillbG set-forth hereinafter.

In the example shown in Figures-1: X 6. a land I3 is arranged at the top end of the slider 2, the land I3 being axially spaced from theland-S at the top end of the slider, but being integral therewith. Through the land; I 3'.there :is an. axial' bore formed as a valveseat .I2. ;'Iher.e..is a checkvalve II! which is held againstjthe seatbya spring I I.

The valve It is so arranged thatit is. OpfillfidibY pressure 'infthe'direction awayflfrom the .pipe 5' jbut closes again as soonj-as thisipressure 'ceases or a greater'pressure is exerted from the-opposite side.

This" embodiment has six: main operative positions illustrated :inFiguresl to 6 of .the draw-- mgs:

(I) When the slider2 is initslowermost positionas shown in Figure l, theland 5 blocks the passage between the pipes 6 andl'yand'theland 3 blocks thepassage. between thepipes Land 8. The. fluid consequentlymustfiow from the pump P through the pressurepipe 5, through the bore in the land. 'I3,lift:=the valve I0.;from:its seat I2 :and further through the-pipe B to the hydraulic .motor: M. and thereafter :back:to 'the pump P through the pipes 9' and 'I as shown:by arrows. iThehydraulicrmotor.Mis thenzdriven at its. maximum speed one ".dlI'CtiOn"flS fshownvby :the

arrow for hoisting. ordiftingithe .loadL. It :now 'for some, reasonithe'tp-umpedriving. motor HM should stop, the pump-P will: also. stop and :will not deliver any pressure fluid through-thehlhy- .draulic motor M. "If same nowhashois-ted the load from the surface, the weightgoflsuch load will tend to drive the.motor Mas-.arpumpin the reverse direction, therehyzcausing 1a back-flow .ofiiuid in the pipe wwhich-backefiow will cause the check valve I!) to .close. against its seat. I2 and :thereby lock the'motor M against furtherreversing so that the..load.Lwill hang freelysuspended. If there were no check valve I0 in-case the pump P stopped working, the load Lwould fall down andmight thereby cause damage since the operator cannot react 'sufiiciently promptly to brake themotorlvi with the-emergency handbrake (not shown) which most such systems have.

(II) By adjusting the slider 2 axially to'a'position which is somewhathigher up. inthe valve housing I, as shown in Figure 2, the land 3 will still block the passage between the pipes I and S, but the by-pass'ilis opened somewhat for communication with the pipe'6 so that the pressure :fluid from the pump 'P is divided'and leads to the cylinder I partly through the pipe 5 and partly through the pipe 6. While a certain pro.

portion of the fluid is caused .to pass from the pipe 5 through the hydraulic motor M as described in (I) above, the remainder is by-passed from the'pipe 6 to .thetpipe I, as shown by arrows around the land 4. The speed of'the hy- ..a winch and accidentally should tend to handle .cally as described in (I): above if, by some reason,

pump P should stop supplying pressure fluid and ;-thus a load L will be kept suspended and at rest without doing any damage.

If, 'in' any of the'two positions described under (I) and (II) above, the system is being used as -.a load greater. than the lifting capacity of such winch, the check valve II] will close automatically -since agreater counter-pressure will be created in thepipe 8' than the fluid pressure from the pipe-5. ..In .the position described under (I) abov.e,.;.the entire pressure fluid will be by-passed back to the pump P through the pump safety valve PSV while in the position described under (II) above, a part of the pressure fluid will be by-passed through .such safety .valve and another :part willbe'by-passed :round the land 4.

(III).'.If vtheloadL is to be kept freely suspended while the pumpPiszcontinuously supplyingpressure fluid, the slider 2 is adjusted axiallyinto .a pos'itionstill further upinto the housing I,--as

indicated in Figure 3. The fluid from the pipe 6 is'thus .by-passed'round the land4 to the returnpipe 'Ias shown byarrows, without the-strict throttling described in (11) above. In this position the land 3 still blocks the passage between the pipes I and E, and the check valve II] 'will close against its seat .I2. and block the passage between the pipes 5 and :8 since there will be created a greater counter-pressure in the pipe 8' against'the-underside of checkvalve I0 than the pressure from the pipe 5,,against. the top-of the check valve I0. The fluidin the pipe 8' is under pressure :since the weight of, the suspended load L tends vto turn the hydraulic motor M, :and this pressure forces the valve I0 .to. close upon its seat .12, .the..land l3 thereby-blocking the passage hetweennthepipess and B; and. locking. the hy- :draulic 311101761. againstrotation.

";(IV) Controlled-lowering: of thesuspended load .iszaccomplished by moving: the .slider12- axially to a position still further, up into the housing I until-the land;3 opens the communication between "the pipes.8':and'1 through-the cylinder I, as .shown in Figured. ..The weight of .the load L will now .drive the. hydraulic motor. M-asv a pump in the opposite .direction' from. that indicated ,under (I) and (II) .above, and theiiuid will be circulated through the pipes I! and 8', the; fluid pressure .closing the'check valve II! as described. in (III). The ,loweringspeedof. the load L iscontrolled by .slightlymoving the slider 2 axiallyuntil 'a suitable throttling of the by -pass 8 by the land 3 is obtained. In this'position-of the-slider that .por-' tion of the fluid-from .the pump P which does'not ,pass through the motor M via the pipes-9' and 8, circulates from-the pressure pipe 6 viathe by passil around the land 4 to the. return :pipe I and back to thepump-P, asshownbyarrows.

In the two positions of the slider described, un- .der.(I) and (II) above, thecheck valve IE) will be actuated and will close automatically, thereby checking the load against unwanted lowering if Which of the two positions (IV) and (V) is to be preferred depends on the weight of the load. In the case of really heavy loads position (IV) is preferable, while position (V) is to be preferred in the case of lighter loads or no load at all.

(V) To reverse the direction of rotation of the hydraulic motor M, the slider 2 is moved axially to a position still further up into the valve housing I, as shown in Figure 5, until the land 3 blocks the passage between the pipes 8 and 5, and there is a strict throttling of the fluid from the pipe 6 around the land 4 to the pipe 1. The greater part of the liquid then flows from the pump P through the pipes 6 and 9' to the hydraulic motor M and back to the pump through the pipes 8' and I, as shown by the arrows. Con-= trolled reversing speed is obtained by throttling more or less the by-pass 9 between the pipes 5 and I round the land 4. In this position of the slider the check valve It is inactive.

(VI) To reverse the full speed of the hydraulic motor M, the slider 2 is moved axially still further up into the valve housing I until the land 4 blocks the passage between the pipes 6 and 'I and the entire pressure fluid from the pump P flows through the pipe 9', the motor M, the pipe 8', the cylinder I and back through the pipe "I to the pump. In this position of the slider the check valve III is inactive.

The two positions described under (V) and (VI) above are true reversing positions because it is the pressure fluid which in its entirety acts upon the hydraulic motor M and turns it in the direction of the arrows.

In Figure 7 the reference numerals I to I3 correspond with the reference numerals I to I3 in Figure l to 6. The check valve, the spring, the valve seat and the land at the lower end of the slider have been designated by reference numerals Ifla, Ila, I2a and I3a, respectively. As shown in Figures 1 to 6, the entrances of the pipes 6 and 9 are slightly irregular with respect to the entrances of the pipes I, 5, and 8' into the housing I. The reason for this is that said check valve Ill acts only in one direction or" fluid flow. It will be noted that the lower end of cylinder I in the construction shown in Figure '7 is longer than in the construction shown in Figure 1 to provide sufficient space for the land I3a, the inlet port 6 being spaced the same distance from the by-pass port 9 as the inlet port 5 is spaced from the by-pass port 8. To enable the system to work in both directions the slider 2 with its lands I3, 3, 4, and I3a, the two check valves II) and Ina, the pipes 8' and 9, as well as the pipes 5 and 6, respectively, are arranged symmetrically with respect to each other and the inlet of the pipe I to the housing, as shown in Fig. 7. In this figure the slider 2 occupies its midway position in relation to the part of the housing cylinder between the lands 3 and 4, with both motor pipes 8' and 9' open. The pressure fluid will now be evenly divided through the pressure pipes 5 and 6 to simultaneously open both check valves I ii and Illa, partly by-pass the lands 3 and I, and then return to the pump P via the pipe I.

If there is no load upon the hydraulic motor M it will be kept at rest without turning, but if the motor M has a load L freely suspended, the load will tend to drive the motor as a pump, and a part of the pressure liquid will pass through the pipes 9, the motor M, the pipe 8', and back to the pump via the pipe I. By moving the slider axially upwards from the position shown in Figure 7, the upper check valve will close, and by to the return pipe "I.

moving the slider downwards from the position illustrated, the lower check valve Ilia will close. Regulating may be carried out by adjusting the slider into intermediate positions, as described in the foregoing positions (I) to (VI). Thus the distribution valve will be a double-acting valve but it will be possible to bring only one check valve into action each time, one check valve for one determined direction of the motor M, and the opposite check valve for the reverse direction of the motor M.

Under certain conditions, for example, when the distribution valve is used in hydraulic stearing systems onboard ships, it may be of importance to lock the hydraulic motor M against turning in either direction, even when such motor stands under a load. Such embodiment is shown in Figure 8 of the drawings where the corresponding parts are indicated by the same reference numerals as in the preceding Figures. The distribution valve slide 2 has symmetrical lands I 4 and I5 with a portion of reduced diameter therebetween, and which is moved by a member I6. The two ends of the cylinder I communicate with each other by a central longitudinal conduit I! in the slide. The pressure pipe 5 of the pump is connected onto the center of the cylinder I and the return pipe I is connected at the lower end of the housing. I8 and IS indicate connecting pipes leading to the hydraulic motor. These pipes are each connected with the housing I by two conduits 26, 2I and 22, 23. In each of the conduits 2I and 23 non-return valves 2% and 21 are arranged which open only for the flow of the driving medium in a direction to the hydraulic motor.

This device operates in the following manner:

In the position in which the slide is shown, the driving medium flows freely from the pressure pipe 6 through the by-pass 2 3, and if an extra bypass 25 is arranged also through this bypass, and the central conduit ll of the slide back. On the other hand, the pipes to the hydraulic motor are blocked and the non-return valves operate in such manner that the hydraulic motor is blocked in both directions of rotation. When the hydraulic motor is used as a winch motor, the motor can hold the load at rest when the slide is adjusted to the position shown in Figure 8 of the drawing.

In the extreme positions of the slide, the bypass. flow is completely blocked and the entire driving medium must then pass through the hydraulic motor which is thereby driven at its maximum speed in one or the other direction. In this example also, the speed of the hydraulic motor is varied by bringing the slide into intermediate positions.

With the use of a device of the kind here described, mechanical brakes are unnecessary; the pump can deliver the driving medium without pressure throttling, the heating of the driving medium caused thereby can be considerably reduced and everything can be controlled by the use of a single handle.

What I claim is:

1. In a hydraulic transmission having a motor and a constantly running pump actuating the motor by a hydraulic fluid; a valve for controlling the fiow of the hydraulic fluid from the pump to the motor, the valve comprising a housing member, the housing member having a longitudinal bore formed therein, the bore being closed at both ends, the housing member further having two inlets from the pressure side of the pump and opening into the bore and a return opening between said inlets for the connection of the bore to the suction side of the pump, the housing member further having two additional openings in spaced relationship for the connection of the bore of the housing member to the motor, each of said additional openings being located between said return opening and a different one of said inlets, a slide member displacea-ble longitudinally in the bore, a check valve carried by said slide member and positioned in the bore between one of said inlets and one of said additional openings and opening in the direction of the flow of the hydraulic fluid to connect said one inlet with said one additional opening whenthe slide is set for operating the motor.

2. In a hydraulic transmission having a motor and a constantly running pump actuating the motor by a hydraulic fluid; a valve controlling the flow of the hydraulic fluid from the pump to the motor, the valve comprising a housing with closed ends, the housing having a longitudinal bore intermediate the closed ends having an inlet adjacent each closed end and a return opening intermediate the inlets; the bore.

further having two additional openings, each additional opening being intermediate one of the inlets and the return opening, the inlets and openings communicating with the bore; a pipe line connecting each inlet with the pressure side;

of the pump, a second pipe iine connecting the return opening with the suction side of the pump, and an additional pipe line connecting each of the two additional spaced openings with opposite sides of the motor; a slide displaceable longi-,-.

tudinally in said bore and having an integrally formed land at each end and an integrally formed third land intermediate the end lands, said lands closely fitting against the wall of the bore and coacting with the inlets and openings, said addi-;-,

tional opening being substantially wider than each of said lands, said slide further having an axial bore formed through at least one end, the

axial bore extending to a point intermediate said one end and said third land and forming a continuous passageway between the contiguous end of the longitudinal bore of the housing and the space formed by the slide and the housing intermediate said one end land and said third land of the slide, and at least one check valve in the slide disposed in the axial bore and operable to permit the flow of hydraulic fiuid only in the direction of the motor.

3. In a hydraulic transmission having a motor and a pump, a valve controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid from the pump to the motor and comprising an elongated housing and a slide movable in said housing, pipes connecting the pressure side of the pump with the two ends of said housing and connecting the suction side of the pump with substantially the middle of said housing, two pipes connecting said motor with said housing on opposite sides of said housin middle, said slide being positionable to establish communication between one of the motor pipes and the suction pipe while interrupting communication between the other motor pipe and the suction pipe, said slide having supply lines located at opposite ends thereof and leading from the pressure pipes to the motor pipes, and check valves located in said supply lines and operable to permit the flow of fluid only in the direction of the motor.

RASMUS VESTRE.

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